How To Count From 1 To 100 In Latin Cardinal Numbers

The numbers that we are accustomed to using for counting purposes are called Arabic numerals. They are different from Roman numerals which are written using letters from the Latin alphabet like I, V, X, L, C, D, and M. Roman numerals are commonly seen on watches, clocks, and titles.

Now, if you didn’t know, Roman numerals actually have their corresponding Latin names. How do you count in Latin? Let’s find out!

Pronunciation tips

• V is pronounced as /w/ (wet)
• C is always a hard /c/ (cat)
• G is always a hard /g/ (get)
• J is pronounced as /y/ (yarn)
• R is always rolled

How to count from 0 to 100

• 0: nihil (neel)
• 1: ūnus / ūna / ūnum
• 2: duo / duae / duo
• 3: trēs / tria
• 4: quattuor
• 5: quīnque
• 6: sex
• 7: septem
• 8: octō
• 9: novem
• 10: decem
• 11: ūndecim
• 12: duodēcim
• 13: trēdecim
• 14: quattuordecim
• 15: quīndecim
• 16: sēdecim
• 17: septendecim
• 18: duodēvīgintī
• 19: ūndēvīgintī
• 20: vīgintī
• 21: vīgintī ūnus
• 22: vīgintī duo
• 23: vīgintī trēs
• 24: vīgintī quattuor
• 25: vīgintī quīnque
• 26: vīgintī sex
• 27: vīgintī septem
• 28: duodētrīgintā
• 29: ūndētrīgintā
• 30: trīgintā
• 31: trīgintā ūnus
• 32: trīgintā duo
• 33: trīgintā trēs
• 34: trīgintā quattuor
• 35: trīgintā quīnque
• 36: trīgintā sex
• 37: trīgintā septem
• 38: duodēquadrāgintā
• 39: ūndēquadrāgintā
• 40: quadrāgintā
• 41: quadrāgintā ūnus
• 42: quadrāgintā duo
• 43: quadrāgintā trēs
• 44: quadrāgintā quattuor
• 45: quadrāgintā quīnque
• 46: quadrāgintā sex
• 47: quadrāgintā septem
• 48: duodēquīnquāgintā
• 49: ūndēquīnquāgintā
• 50: quīnquāgintā
• 51: quīnquāgintā ūnus
• 52: quīnquāgintā duo
• 53: quīnquāgintā trēs
• 54: quīnquāgintā quattuor
• 55: quīnquāgintā quīnque
• 56: quīnquāgintā sex
• 57: quīnquāgintā septem
• 58: duodēsexāgintā
• 59: ūndēsexāgintā
• 60: sexāgintā
• 61: sexāgintā ūnus
• 62: sexāgintā duo
• 63: sexāgintā trēs
• 64: sexāgintā quattuor
• 65: sexāgintā quīnque
• 66: sexāgintā sex
• 67: sexāgintā septem
• 68: duodēseptuāgintā
• 69: ūndēseptuāgintā
• 70: septuāgintā
• 71: septuāgintā ūnus
• 72: septuāgintā duo
• 73: septuāgintā trēs
• 74: septuāgintā quattuor
• 75: septuāgintā quīnque
• 76: septuāgintā sex
• 77: septuāgintā septem
• 78: duodēoctōgintā
• 79: ūndēoctōgintā
• 80: octōgintā
• 81: octōgintā ūnus
• 82: octōgintā duo
• 83: octōgintā trēs
• 84: octōgintā quattuor
• 85: octōgintā quīnque
• 86: octōgintā sex
• 87: octōgintā septem
• 88: duodēnōnāgintā
• 89: ūndēnōnāgintā
• 90: nōnāgintā
• 91: nōnāgintā ūnus
• 92: nōnāgintā duo
• 93: nōnāgintā trēs
• 94: nōnāgintā quattuor
• 95: nōnāgintā quīnque
• 96: nōnāgintā sex
• 97: nōnāgintā septem
• 98: duodēcentum
• 99: ūndēcentum
• 100: centum